ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 45.56 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 45.56 %, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 57.41 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 45.45 %, in 2019.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57.26 % | — |
| 1992 | 57.41 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 57.01 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 57.32 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 56.57 % | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 55.98 % | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 55.29 % | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 55.6 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 55.43 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 55.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 54.69 % | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 54.01 % | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 53.38 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.04 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 52.46 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 51.92 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 51.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.59 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 49.84 % | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 49.78 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.17 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 49.02 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 48.51 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 47.89 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 47.62 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 46.75 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 45.85 % | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 45.45 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 47.08 % | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 47.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 46.49 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 46.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 45.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 45.56 % | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.43 % | 55.29 % | 57.41 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.8 % | 50.59 % | 55.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.99 % | 45.45 % | 49.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4 % | 45.56 % | 47.08 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 58.5 % compare
- 4 Chad 71.7 % compare
- 5 Madagascar 69.2 % compare
- 6 Central African Republic 66.1 % compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 54.1 % compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire 45.4 % compare
- 7 Malawi 65 % compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 50.5 % compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 46 % compare
- 8 Uganda 64.9 % compare
- 9 South Sudan 63.8 % compare
- 9 Melanesia 36.61 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 45.56 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.41 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.45 % in 2019.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.